"If the Mo Family were to submit to Li Changlin and another legitimate son of the Li Family took a fancy to this piece of 'cake' belonging to the Mo Family, by then the Mo Family would really be in an untenable position from both inside and out.
Under such circumstances, it might be better to make a clean break and submit directly to the Li Family—wouldn't that be preferable!
Just moments ago, over a dozen elders of the Mo Family had convened and come to such a conclusion.
After all, they now need to face a formidable family like the Chen Family. If the Mo Family chose to accept their fate this time, they could simply ignore the olive branch that Li Changlin had extended.
But nobody is a fool. Since the Chen Family could make such a move this first time, who could guarantee they wouldn't do the same thing a second time?
There is only so long one can be a thief, but no such thing as being on guard against theft for a thousand days.
